Reviews - to make monsters out of girls

to make monsters out of girls by Amanda Lovelace

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Amanda Lovelace’s books are starting to blend together. I have read almost all of her collections and I can’t quite tell them apart anymore. To Drink Coffee with a Ghost is the most unique. Most of her work reads like her therapy journal and I’m getting tired of it.

aliasrogue's review against another edition

5.0

Lovelace gives both a grounded and fairytale look at the relationships that make us and the ones that break us. Then a second look at how we grow from each.

elenaharvey's review against another edition

5.0

I didn't mean to read it all in one day. I grabbed it off my TBR stack on the way out for a day at school and I just got so into it I spent the day reading, taking breaks when I got super emotional, and then reading again. I loved it.

I got super emotional about this book because its relatable for people who have been hurt or in a bad mental state and picked themselves out of it and then still managed to get a better love out of it. I had so many moments in this book where I felt like I could relate to what she was saying even though it was all different experiences and I think that's the sort of thing poetry is supposed to do.

Even if you don't think you're going to like poetry, you should give this book a chance. It's a fast paced book when you get yourself into it which doesn't take long at all. I would recommend this to everyone I see who may also feel the exact same things I did because I think it was a worldly experience.

This was my first Amanda Lovelace book, and I can say that it won't be the last either.

doggonebookaddict's review against another edition

4.0

I love the illustrations that were included in this one. Amanda always knocks it out of the park, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the second one!

vfurfaro's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 Dark and twisty, but I didn't connect to it as much as her other collections.

amandaleigh96's review against another edition

2.0

and what
else
is there
to live for
besides
your
one true
love?
– and now i would tell her, “everything.”

I couldn’t really connect with this poetry collection, and this was basically the only one that stood out to me. A lot were very repetitive. I definitely respect this book and the reasoning behind what’s written, but it just wasn’t for me. I really loved the illustrations in it though!

thebookphile's review against another edition

I don't like rating writing as personal as this, but I did enjoy this, and if you liked Amanda's previous books, you'll like this one too.

I think the most powerful part of this was Amanda clearly stating that she isn't perfect and blameless, and in a way, she was part of the problem. And I think anytime a person acknowledges being a part of the problem, takes it and learns from it, it is an incredible thing to do.